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Article Written by : The Great American Small Business Challenge It is one thing to get visitors to come to a website, it is entirely another to actually get them to take or make a purchase. Some might even find the products and service interesting but never came with intention of making a purchase. Others want to buy but do not really need what is on offer right now, but intend to return at a later date. Activating these visitors can result in a significant increase in sales. A good strategy to follow is to give such visitors an incentive to make a purchase immediately. One example of such a strategy is by Thrive Market. It is an online membership-based health food and grocery site. They use this strategy to good effect by encouraging the shopper to make a purchase by providing them with a significant discount on the first order. The urgency to purchase is increased by a time limit on the discount offer. In order words, the shopper has to buy within the day or the offer expires. This is a great way to get anyone on the fence to make an immediate purchase. This works especially well when loyalty is high for existing customers. In that case giving up a decent amount of the profit margin on the first order, in order to profit from future orders is worth the trade-off. In the case of Thrive, which is a subscription-based service, they also get sell a one-year membership in addition to the...
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In a perfect world, capitalism and altruism could exist but such coexistence is not possible in any system we currently know. This is because capitalism and altruism are diametrically opposed concepts. If we examine these further, from a philosophical perspective, it becomes clear that both can relate to one another but cannot truly coexist. Altruism is Sacrifice It is not sacrifice when a billionaire gives away 10% of his income to charity, although it can seem sacrificial. True sacrifice would be for that billionaire to cease producing wealth entirely and devote his or her life to self-sacrifice. Capitalists are often expected to embrace altruism, which is a different concept from being charitable. The root of altruism is selfless sacrifice. Sacrifice means exchanging something of greater value for something that has less value to you. We all work to produce for our families and our communities. That is the essence of capitalism: the idea that humans are selfish by nature. Capitalism seeks to tap into the root of all evils, our own greed, and turn that energy toward public good will. Working Together There can be capitalists that exhibit altruistic tendencies, and indeed Bill Gates is one example of many. There are multiple people in higher tax brackets that have made extraordinary pledges to donate 10% of their income to charities. A more appropriate term to describe this relationship between capitalism and altruism is “philanthropy.” Philanthropy takes into account ideologies like a love of humanity, a characteristic that does not exist in capitalism. Perhaps the primary difference between the two is that one is motivated by emotion, and the other by...
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By Pierre Zarokian from Reputation Stars Nik Ritchie, known partier and exposer of dirt, started TheDirty.com to try and out people in his local community for the rotten things they do. It was meant to help warn people of an incoming disaster, but the site does a poor job moderating content and posts almost everything someone says. Some of that information amounts to slander, but TheDirty uses the Communications Decency Act to get away with their illicit activities. If you’ve been listed on TheDirty, here is what you need to do to get your posting removed. DMCA and Legal Approaches Most smaller websites are scared of legal action, which makes a DMCA an effective tool for removing something online if the webmaster is a single person without much money. TheDirty is a much larger operation and is prepared for legal battles. Nik Ritchie even publicizes them. Don’t make the situation worse by letting TheDirty publicly air your complaints even further, and forget the DMCA. You would be lucky if Nik Ritchie responded at all. Nik Ritchie is still protected by the CDA because he posts content written by others. The only time Ritchie has ever lost a legal challenge over this was the time he added his own comments to the content in question. However, there is a proprietary and legal method practiced by our legal team. TheDirty is a bit more responsive to legal action than Ripoff Report, but you cannot simply file a complaint and have the posting removed. If you need assistance removing a post from TheDirty, contact our reputation management firm...
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Getting your office space or meeting rooms sometimes can seem pricy and expensive, but believe it or not renting out office space or meeting/conference rooms is actually much more affordable than you think, and much more convenient then attempting to buy one right out. Meeting rooms Orange Country has a wide variety of premier and prestigious space for you to have off site conferences, meetings, or when representing another client or company. Even office space Newport Beach has many luxurious areas where you can impress not only your business partners but your business owner as well. Renting a business center can help you get a temporary place that is already professionally staffed, and you can rent them out for as little as an hour, to a year. Many of these types of locations were harder for smaller starting businesses to get into when prices when up for the luxury suites and office spaces then before. With prices as low as $30 an hour, it’s now possible for smaller businesses to be able to have well groomed and professional business meetings, which is great especially for financial aid meetings or investors. You’ll show that you can not only spend wisely but will give a professional air about your successful business. ——————————————————————————————————————- Article Submitted by Premier Business Centers. Officespace Orange County has never been easier for small or large business when working closely with Premier Business Centers, who sport over 60 locations and whose staff has been working to help businesses since...
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The Pocono Mountains have 2,400 square miles of incredible scenery which are perfect for scenic drives. The Appalachian Trail, which is an excellent hiking trail, goes through the Poconos. Other exciting activities include horseback riding, indoor water parks, camping and white water rafting. There are also sightseeing spectaculars such as historic sites and festivals. The summer months are perfect for fishing, golfing, rafting and hiking. Pocono meeting facilities are perfect for Pocono events. Pocono meeting facilities normally have 15 to 20 meeting rooms with thousands of square feet ballrooms to use as meeting spaces in addition to an array of unique executive suites. Most facilities come equipped with high-speed wireless Internet, dedicated event planners as well as state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment. After a long day of meetings, Pocono has many corporate recreation activities such as biking trails, wilderness survival and paintball. Poconos family resorts have some amazing resort packages. The Skytop Lodge offers a family package that includes a 10% savings on rooms, a free cake and a family fun package that includes a family portrait and personalized T-shirts. The family fun package includes three meals a day, a round of golf per person each day, boating, tennis, ski rentals and snowshoe or ice skate rentals. Your three daily meals can either be in the dining room or seasonal restaurant. If you choose to purchase a second round of golf that same day, you get 50% off but cart rentals are an additional fee. Ski rentals include downhill and cross-country...
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If you are screening potential employees, then checking credit reports may be something that you need to do. If you hire someone without the full knowledge of who they are and what they have done, then you could be hiring a jewel thief to run security for your jewelry store, or a convicted murderer out on parole to help you polish your guns after every showing. . In which case, it may be a good idea to do a full tenant credit check, as well as instituting an applicant screening process, in order to make sure that the person you having living or working with you is the person that they tell you they are. This is especially important in any high level security work, or if you are hiring someone who must be around expensive items such as jewelry or high profile products such as guns. These types of things are need to know for people in lines of work where the types of people you hire is directly impacting the types of jobs that you are getting done, as well as the actually success of the store itself. You want to make sure that the people you hire are trustworthy and honest, but you also want to have a fall back just in case your aren’t sure that they are being forthcoming toward you. So protect yourself and others, and get a background check done before you make a huge...
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